Our doctors have responded to our emails and this is the summary of what they believe in. Obesity has had a huge impact in our lifestyles and it's already a leading cause to death. People aren't exercising as much as they used to. They are spending money on junk food and more importantly eating when they don't need to. Most doctors that we interviewed say that they have seen and helped obese people lose weight, our doctors suggest a diet of fruit and vegetables and daily exercise. This issue is starting to affect younger children who are used to obesity being normal. On top of that the problem part of obesity is usually hidden for many years but it is still eating away your body until it is too late. Obesity has had a huge affect on our lifestyle, people are not exercising as they should be and junk food has become a road block to a healthy lifestyle. By 2025 it is estimated that 80% of Australian adults and 30% of Australian children are going to be obese. It is also estimated that anyone born in the years 2000 will have a shorter life. Is that the kind of life you want?
Emile~ Dr. Kwan:
1.What are your thoughts on obesity?
Obesity is already a leading cause to death. It affects your cardiovascular system but it's also associated with sleep apnea, cancers and liver disease. The problem is starting to affect younger and younger children who grow up used to obesity being normal. Plus, the negative affects of obesity is usually hidden for many years even though damage is being done to the body.
2. What proportion of your patients are overweight or clinically obese?
Around 10%.
3. Have you ever helped an obese patient lose weight?
Yes. Often it is after people come int o the clinic for a routine health check felling perfectly fine and discovering that there are many problems with their results. Some of these people find motivation to make changes. Unfortunately most don't...
4. What diet would you recommend to an obese person (what would they be allowed and not allowed to eat)?
Weight loss (or gain) is all about balance. If you eat more and exercise more you will lose weight. In order to lose weight the recommendation is to have a low fat diet as well as a calorie restricted diet 800-1200kcal/day. It is recommended that people exercise a minimum of 5 times per week for at least 30 minutes.
5. How do you think obesity is affecting today's society?
It is a growing problem as more of the developing world achieves better standards of living and a much less active lifestyle with a more western diet. The problem in the west is associated more with a lower standard of living, frequent fast food consumption and over-eating.
6. Do you think obesity is a major problem Hong Kong?
Yes it is already a major problem be cause in 2011 20.6% of Hong Kong's adult population was obese.
7.What is the criteria for someone to be considered obese in Hong Kong.
According to the WHO Asian Standard and adult in Kong Kong is considered obese if their BMI is above 25kg/m2. For a Caucasian adult it is 30kg/m2 or above. You can also measure your waist's circumference then divide it by your hip's circumference. If the number you get is above 1.0 then their are high chances
Owen~Dr. Henderson,1/F Razor Hill Dairy Farm Shopping Centre Clearwater Bay Rd Pik Uk HK
Emails sent:
10 Feb, 7:53
Dear Dr.Henderson,
I am a grade five student at Hong Kong Academy. In school the two grade five classes are working on an exhibition project, in which we do in depth research on a global issue over the course of the whole semester. I chose obesity. My group needs to interview our own doctors to help us on our presentation. I would greatly appreciate if you could answer the following questions by Monday, February 18th to complete this portion of my research.
1. What are your thoughts on obesity?
2. What proportion of your patients are overweight or clinically obese?
3. Have you ever helped any obese people lose weight?
4. What diet would you recommend to an obese person?
5. How do you think obesity is affecting today's society?
Thank you for your time.
Best Regards,
Owen Shaw
18 Feb, 7:25
Dear Dr. Henderson,
I hope you had a great holiday. I am continuing my work on my G5 Exhibition Project on obesity. Please answer the group of questions I sent previously. I have copied them below for your convenience. If you could reply Thursday, February 21st that would be greatly appreciated, as my team is collaborating our data this Friday.
1. What are your thoughts on obesity?
2. What proportion of your patients are overweight or clinically obese?
3. Have you ever helped any obese people lose weight?
4. What diet would you recommend to an obese person?
5. How do you think obesity is affecting today's society?
Thank you for your time.
Best Regards,
Owen Shaw
Phone call: 20 Feb, Wed - Hello, my name is Owen Shaw. I am a patient of Dr. Henderson's. I have sent him an email regarding some health questions for a school project. If you could verify that he has received the email and can answer the questions by this Thursday, Feb 21st that would be greatly appreciated. If he was any questions call me at this number, 6900 5378.
Will~Dr. Pashby ( works in Australia ), Dr. Streeter ( works in UK )
Questions:
1. What are your thoughts on obesity?
2. What proportion of your patients are overweight or clinically obese?
3. Have you ever helped any obese people loss weight?
4. What diet would you recommend to an obese person?
5. How do you think obesity is affecting today's society?
6.How long ago was it you saw a clinically obese person?
Dr. Pashby (Aus)
Dear William, Oh, help - what a project - so much information! I will try to keep brief and focused. Will answer your questions as follows: 1. Terrible problem.....massive (!)...increasing. With a huge cost to Health Services, industry, and population in general. Sadly affecting next generation....... My major worry in the surgery is the increasing number of overweight children (usually with overweight parents!) So the cycle will continue...... Some figures........Last year Health Care costs for overweight/obesity in Australia $6.5 billion. Overall costs, illness, loss productivity etc $21 billion for the year!
2. In my routine surgeries about 35 - 40% overweight or obese. Stats for 2011 - 2012 Australia: Overweight or obese 63%. ( Overweight 35%. Obese 28% ) Children (5 - 17yrs) : 25% overweight or obese. By 2025 it is estimated that 80% Australian adults and 30% of children will be overweight or obese !
3. Yes. But it requires a "team effort" - partner/parents, school, dietician, diabetic nurse in some clinics, Child Health Nurse, doctors.........
4. Will need help from above mentioned and then: more fruit/veg, smaller portions, less fat, sugar, salt, fried foods (junk foods) and fizzy drinks (coke) and more exercise.
5. Associated illnesses - Diabetes, arthritis (hip, knee and other joint problems) , cardiovascular problems (heart disease, blocked arteries, strokes), some cancers, and sleep apnoea (inadequate or stopping breathing when asleep!) Overall fitness of population declining And hence productivity. Influence (or lack of!) on their children ............leading to next generation of similar problems........ Society now feels doctors need to "give a quick fix" ( actually for all sorts of illnesses!)..................hence demands for dieting tablets ( some have nasty side effects) or surgery (sometimes results in complications and even death.) My feeling is that patients cannot accept a simple imbalance of food in/energy out (exercise!) is the major problem. " its my hormones doc" or " our family has always been big" or "I don't eat much" are very common replies!
6. Couple of days ago in surgery. She was a 13yr old with a sprained ankle - and weighed in at 97.7Kg !
Trust this is all helpful. How interesting this will be with responses from other countries. Especially when comparing the affluent West to those countries where starvation and famine is endemic. When you have completed this project do please let me have a copy/summary. Love to you all, Nigel
Dr. Streeter (UK)
Dear William
Some interesting questions to chew over J
1. Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions. It causes many diseases most importantly diabetes and heart disease. The number of cases of Diabetes is expected to double as a result in the next 15 years or so. Normal weight is a Body Mass Index of between 20 and 25 (BMI= wt/ht x ht). Body shape(ie waist circumference) is also important. Pears are better than apples!
2. About 20-25% of uk are obese depending on how you define obesity (BMI >30. Health generally affected when BMI >27)
3. Yes lots.
4. Dieting implies restricting food in order to lose weight. Much better to suggest a change in habits. Psychologically it is better to change your habits rather than deny yourself something. A diet will only work as long as it is stuck to.
Each 1kg of excess body weight contains about 7000 calories. It is simple, to lose a kilo in a week you need to have 1000 less calories a day. So either eat less, burn more or a combination of the two. Losing weight this fast is hard to sustain so usually recommend half this rate. (or a target of say 5% body wt over 3 months)
5. It means we eat more horses
6. I saw Matt Lucas on TV last night!
Graham x
Harry and William~ Dr Kenelly
Do you think obesity is a problem?
Yes
What are your thoughts on obesity?
There is to much obesity, lack of exercise, to busy to be healthy
Have you ever helped an obese person lose weight?
Yes
What diet would you recommend to an obese person
No special diet but know the risk get professions'
How do you think obesity is affecting today’s society”
Lots of diseases - heart stroke, diabetes
Do you think the proportion of patients that are obese would be different if you worked in the country you dome from?
Worse!
How would you consider a person obese?
BMI
How long ago did you see an obese person?
Everyday
Carey - Dr Chen, International Doctors Ltd., Hong Kong interviewed on February 20th, 2013
1) What do you think on obesity ?
Obesity is an increasing health problem in HK especially when people are getting more inactive and busy with work, not getting enough exercise and an unhealthy diet.
2) When is the last time you saw a clinically obese person ?
2 days ago
3) Would you recommend dieting to obese people?
Definitely.
4) What foods should be produced healthier ?
more fruits and vegetables in their diet every day.
5) What is the key to not becoming obese ?
Regular exercise and healthy diet.
6) Which group of people is more at risk of becoming obese ?
People who are inactive and do not take regular exercise.
What is obesity? (form)
Obesity is a state of fitness where people have too much body fat. This body fat is measured in BMI (body mass index). If your BMI is over 30, you measure 60 inches around your body or you have 20% more body fat than normal then you are considered obese. Obesity is when you are so overweight that it threatens your health.
What are the causes and effects of obesity? (cause/function)
Causes:
The main cause for obesity is overeating. When you eat calories you want to burn them off as energy but any calories that you don't burn off turn into excess fat. That's what makes you obese. Another cause for obesity is lack of exercise. If you don't eat a lot but you don't burn off the calories that you do eat then that also makes you obese. Family also comes into play. When you have family issues or emotional issues, that can cause you to overeat and then you become obese. There are also some diseases that cause you to want to constantly eat. Advertising also makes you want to eat and even if you don't look at the advertisements on the television there are advertisements on the road, in the buses and even some hidden ones in a movie. Final cause for this issue relates to your past generations. If you have a parent or grandparent that is obese than there is a chance that you will be obese. Also, if you are an obese child than there are high chances you will be an obese adult.
Effects:
Emile:
There are many diseases that come from obesity. You can get heart failure, diabetes, cardiovascular, high blood pressure and lots more. There are 300,000 deaths each year because of obesity. A research made by dr. Felice Jacka shows that kids whose diets got worse over two years saw deterioration in their mental health.
Carey:
study found that unheathly diet more likely to cause axnity attacks.
also found that healthy diet people more unlikely to become obese.
kids + unhealthy diet + lack of exrcise = obesity
folate, such as avacado, brocoli, beetroot and spinach are all brain foods!
folate is also a brain food, peanuts, wheat bran, silver beet, oatmeal, soy beans etc
omega 3 sources, salmon, mackrel, sardines, kiwifruit, walnuts, etc.
How do obese people feel? (perspective)
Obese people feel depressed. They feel embarrassed with there friends and with themselves. They often feel lousy and many times they also feel lonely. They hate to look at themselves in the mirror and prefer to stay out of photos..
What can you do to stop obesity? (responsibility)
To stop obesity, you have to eat a sensible portion of fruits and vegetables and exercise regularly. Tea helps and so do cold showers. Healthy eating habits at a young age are the best, though. That way, you're used to not eating too much. Fish is a very good brain food. Fish contains a type of protein called Omega-3 fatty acid which helps fight against ADHD, dyslexia and other brain issues.
Primary research
Our doctors have responded to our emails and this is the summary of what they believe in. Obesity has had a huge impact in our lifestyles and it's already a leading cause to death. People aren't exercising as much as they used to. They are spending money on junk food and more importantly eating when they don't need to. Most doctors that we interviewed say that they have seen and helped obese people lose weight, our doctors suggest a diet of fruit and vegetables and daily exercise. This issue is starting to affect younger children who are used to obesity being normal. On top of that the problem part of obesity is usually hidden for many years but it is still eating away your body until it is too late. Obesity has had a huge affect on our lifestyle, people are not exercising as they should be and junk food has become a road block to a healthy lifestyle. By 2025 it is estimated that 80% of Australian adults and 30% of Australian children are going to be obese. It is also estimated that anyone born in the years 2000 will have a shorter life. Is that the kind of life you want?Emile~ Dr. Kwan:
1.What are your thoughts on obesity?Obesity is already a leading cause to death. It affects your cardiovascular system but it's also associated with sleep apnea, cancers and liver disease. The problem is starting to affect younger and younger children who grow up used to obesity being normal. Plus, the negative affects of obesity is usually hidden for many years even though damage is being done to the body.
2. What proportion of your patients are overweight or clinically obese?
Around 10%.
3. Have you ever helped an obese patient lose weight?
Yes. Often it is after people come int o the clinic for a routine health check felling perfectly fine and discovering that there are many problems with their results. Some of these people find motivation to make changes. Unfortunately most don't...
4. What diet would you recommend to an obese person (what would they be allowed and not allowed to eat)?
Weight loss (or gain) is all about balance. If you eat more and exercise more you will lose weight. In order to lose weight the recommendation is to have a low fat diet as well as a calorie restricted diet 800-1200kcal/day. It is recommended that people exercise a minimum of 5 times per week for at least 30 minutes.
5. How do you think obesity is affecting today's society?
It is a growing problem as more of the developing world achieves better standards of living and a much less active lifestyle with a more western diet. The problem in the west is associated more with a lower standard of living, frequent fast food consumption and over-eating.
6. Do you think obesity is a major problem Hong Kong?
Yes it is already a major problem be cause in 2011 20.6% of Hong Kong's adult population was obese.
7.What is the criteria for someone to be considered obese in Hong Kong.
According to the WHO Asian Standard and adult in Kong Kong is considered obese if their BMI is above 25kg/m2. For a Caucasian adult it is 30kg/m2 or above. You can also measure your waist's circumference then divide it by your hip's circumference. If the number you get is above 1.0 then their are high chances
Owen~Dr. Henderson,1/F Razor Hill Dairy Farm Shopping Centre Clearwater Bay Rd Pik Uk HK
Emails sent:10 Feb, 7:53
Dear Dr.Henderson,
I am a grade five student at Hong Kong Academy. In school the two grade five classes are working on an exhibition project, in which we do in depth research on a global issue over the course of the whole semester. I chose obesity. My group needs to interview our own doctors to help us on our presentation. I would greatly appreciate if you could answer the following questions by Monday, February 18th to complete this portion of my research.
1. What are your thoughts on obesity?
2. What proportion of your patients are overweight or clinically obese?
3. Have you ever helped any obese people lose weight?
4. What diet would you recommend to an obese person?
5. How do you think obesity is affecting today's society?
Thank you for your time.
Best Regards,
Owen Shaw
18 Feb, 7:25
Dear Dr. Henderson,
I hope you had a great holiday. I am continuing my work on my G5 Exhibition Project on obesity. Please answer the group of questions I sent previously. I have copied them below for your convenience. If you could reply Thursday, February 21st that would be greatly appreciated, as my team is collaborating our data this Friday.
1. What are your thoughts on obesity?
2. What proportion of your patients are overweight or clinically obese?
3. Have you ever helped any obese people lose weight?
4. What diet would you recommend to an obese person?
5. How do you think obesity is affecting today's society?
Thank you for your time.
Best Regards,
Owen Shaw
Phone call: 20 Feb, Wed - Hello, my name is Owen Shaw. I am a patient of Dr. Henderson's. I have sent him an email regarding some health questions for a school project. If you could verify that he has received the email and can answer the questions by this Thursday, Feb 21st that would be greatly appreciated. If he was any questions call me at this number, 6900 5378.
Will~Dr. Pashby ( works in Australia ), Dr. Streeter ( works in UK )
Questions:
1. What are your thoughts on obesity?
2. What proportion of your patients are overweight or clinically obese?
3. Have you ever helped any obese people loss weight?
4. What diet would you recommend to an obese person?
5. How do you think obesity is affecting today's society?
6.How long ago was it you saw a clinically obese person?
Dr. Pashby (Aus)
Dear William,
Oh, help - what a project - so much information! I will try to keep brief and focused. Will answer your questions as follows:
1. Terrible problem.....massive (!)...increasing. With a huge cost to Health Services, industry, and population in general. Sadly affecting next generation.......
My major worry in the surgery is the increasing number of overweight children (usually with overweight parents!) So the cycle will continue......
Some figures........Last year Health Care costs for overweight/obesity in Australia $6.5 billion. Overall costs, illness, loss productivity etc $21 billion for the year!
2. In my routine surgeries about 35 - 40% overweight or obese.
Stats for 2011 - 2012 Australia: Overweight or obese 63%. ( Overweight 35%. Obese 28% ) Children (5 - 17yrs) : 25% overweight or obese.
By 2025 it is estimated that 80% Australian adults and 30% of children will be overweight or obese !
3. Yes. But it requires a "team effort" - partner/parents, school, dietician, diabetic nurse in some clinics, Child Health Nurse, doctors.........
4. Will need help from above mentioned and then: more fruit/veg, smaller portions, less fat, sugar, salt, fried foods (junk foods) and fizzy drinks (coke) and more exercise.
5. Associated illnesses - Diabetes, arthritis (hip, knee and other joint problems) , cardiovascular problems (heart disease, blocked arteries, strokes), some cancers, and sleep apnoea (inadequate or stopping breathing when asleep!)
Overall fitness of population declining
And hence productivity.
Influence (or lack of!) on their children ............leading to next generation of similar problems........
Society now feels doctors need to "give a quick fix" ( actually for all sorts of illnesses!)..................hence demands for dieting tablets ( some have nasty side effects) or surgery (sometimes results in complications and even death.)
My feeling is that patients cannot accept a simple imbalance of food in/energy out (exercise!) is the major problem. " its my hormones doc" or " our family has always been big" or "I don't eat much" are very common replies!
6. Couple of days ago in surgery. She was a 13yr old with a sprained ankle - and weighed in at 97.7Kg !
Trust this is all helpful.
How interesting this will be with responses from other countries. Especially when comparing the affluent West to those countries where starvation and famine is endemic. When you have completed this project do please let me have a copy/summary.
Love to you all,
Nigel
Dr. Streeter (UK)
Dear William
Some interesting questions to chew over J
1. Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions. It causes many diseases most importantly diabetes and heart disease. The number of cases of Diabetes is expected to double as a result in the next 15 years or so. Normal weight is a Body Mass Index of between 20 and 25 (BMI= wt/ht x ht). Body shape(ie waist circumference) is also important. Pears are better than apples!
2. About 20-25% of uk are obese depending on how you define obesity (BMI >30. Health generally affected when BMI >27)
3. Yes lots.
4. Dieting implies restricting food in order to lose weight. Much better to suggest a change in habits. Psychologically it is better to change your habits rather than deny yourself something. A diet will only work as long as it is stuck to.
Each 1kg of excess body weight contains about 7000 calories. It is simple, to lose a kilo in a week you need to have 1000 less calories a day. So either eat less, burn more or a combination of the two. Losing weight this fast is hard to sustain so usually recommend half this rate. (or a target of say 5% body wt over 3 months)
5. It means we eat more horses
6. I saw Matt Lucas on TV last night!
Graham x
Harry and William~ Dr Kenelly
Do you think obesity is a problem?
Yes
What are your thoughts on obesity?
There is to much obesity, lack of exercise, to busy to be healthy
Have you ever helped an obese person lose weight?
Yes
What diet would you recommend to an obese person
No special diet but know the risk get professions'
How do you think obesity is affecting today’s society”
Lots of diseases - heart stroke, diabetes
Do you think the proportion of patients that are obese would be different if you worked in the country you dome from?
Worse!
How would you consider a person obese?
BMI
How long ago did you see an obese person?
Everyday
Carey - Dr Chen, International Doctors Ltd., Hong Kong interviewed on February 20th, 2013
1) What do you think on obesity ?
Obesity is an increasing health problem in HK especially when people are getting more inactive and busy with work, not getting enough exercise and an unhealthy diet.
2) When is the last time you saw a clinically obese person ?
2 days ago
3) Would you recommend dieting to obese people?
Definitely.
4) What foods should be produced healthier ?
more fruits and vegetables in their diet every day.
5) What is the key to not becoming obese ?
Regular exercise and healthy diet.
6) Which group of people is more at risk of becoming obese ?
People who are inactive and do not take regular exercise.
What is obesity? (form)
Obesity is a state of fitness where people have too much body fat. This body fat is measured in BMI (body mass index). If your BMI is over 30, you measure 60 inches around your body or you have 20% more body fat than normal then you are considered obese. Obesity is when you are so overweight that it threatens your health.What are the causes and effects of obesity? (cause/function)
Causes:
The main cause for obesity is overeating. When you eat calories you want to burn them off as energy but any calories that you don't burn off turn into excess fat. That's what makes you obese. Another cause for obesity is lack of exercise. If you don't eat a lot but you don't burn off the calories that you do eat then that also makes you obese. Family also comes into play. When you have family issues or emotional issues, that can cause you to overeat and then you become obese. There are also some diseases that cause you to want to constantly eat. Advertising also makes you want to eat and even if you don't look at the advertisements on the television there are advertisements on the road, in the buses and even some hidden ones in a movie. Final cause for this issue relates to your past generations. If you have a parent or grandparent that is obese than there is a chance that you will be obese. Also, if you are an obese child than there are high chances you will be an obese adult.Effects:
Emile:There are many diseases that come from obesity. You can get heart failure, diabetes, cardiovascular, high blood pressure and lots more. There are 300,000 deaths each year because of obesity. A research made by dr. Felice Jacka shows that kids whose diets got worse over two years saw deterioration in their mental health.
Carey:
How do obese people feel? (perspective)
Obese people feel depressed. They feel embarrassed with there friends and with themselves. They often feel lousy and many times they also feel lonely. They hate to look at themselves in the mirror and prefer to stay out of photos..What can you do to stop obesity? (responsibility)
To stop obesity, you have to eat a sensible portion of fruits and vegetables and exercise regularly. Tea helps and so do cold showers. Healthy eating habits at a young age are the best, though. That way, you're used to not eating too much. Fish is a very good brain food. Fish contains a type of protein called Omega-3 fatty acid which helps fight against ADHD, dyslexia and other brain issues.Key words:
~Excess Fat~Overeat
~Unhealthy
~Heart failure
~Disable
~Lack of Exercise
~BMI
~Issue
~Blood Pressure
~Genes
~Calories
~Cheap Food
~Fast Food
~Sugary Food
~Fatty Food
~Processed Food
~Lonely
~Lousy
~Depressed
~Body fat